She has stated that in her eyes, the objective of the band is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, trying to break out of the everyday, and look like their dreams."[1] In The Scissorhood, the fan community for the Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". A unique following of both homosexual men and heterosexual women who are attracted to Ana term themselves "Anasexual".[2]

She also presented a Disco-themed-show containing music from the 70s and 80s on BBC Radio 2 on New Year's Eve 2013.[citation needed] She regularly presents a mix of records from the disco era on BBC Radio Two on Saturday evenings, "Disco Revival".[7]

In 2004, she revealed to British magazine Glamour that her parents' marriage broke up when she was a toddler due to her father's homosexuality, and that her father died of an AIDS-related illness when she was 15. She also stated in this interview that her immersion in gay culture is probably an attempt to feel closer to him, and understand who her father was as a person.[citation needed]

Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".[8] She has a large tattoo on her right shoulder of bioniccircuitry.[8] She has a second tattoo on her ankle of a Celtic knot to signify her Irish roots.[9]

Ana married her long-time boyfriend Seth Kirby in April 2010, at New York City Hall after having been together for seven years.[10][11]